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Board of Scientific Counselors, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (BSC, COTPER)

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), CDC announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee:

Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response.

Times and Dates: 1 p.m.4:45 p.m., August 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m., August 6, 2008.

Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

Status: Open to the public for observation and comment, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. The public comment period is planned for 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2008. Conference phone access is available for the meeting. All participants must register. Those desiring to participate by phone will be sent call access information following registration. The call line will not be interactive.

Purpose: This Board is charged with advising the Secretary of HHS a

Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This proposed rule would address proposed changes to Medicare Part B payment policy. We are proposing these changes to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This proposed rule also discusses refinements to resourcebased practice expense (PE) relative value units (RVUs); geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) changes; malpractice RVUs; requests for additions to the list of telehealth services; several coding issues; payment for covered outpatient drugs and biologicals; the competitive acquisition program (CAP); application of health professional shortage area (HPSA) bonus payments; payment for renal dialysis services; performance standards for mobile independent diagnostic testing facilities; and physician and nonphysician practitioners furnishing diagnostic testing services; a solicitation for comments regarding the use of the Federal Payment Levy Program to recover delinquent Federal tax debts; a proposed amendme

Draft Guidance for Industry: Use of Nucleic Acid Tests to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus From

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting submission of data related to certain recommendations in the draft guidance
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entitled, ``Draft Guidance for Industry: Use of Nucleic Acid Tests to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus From Donors of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion and Donors of Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and TissueBased Products (HCT/Ps),'' that published April 28, 2008. The agency is taking this action to allow interested persons to submit complete data from the 2008 West Nile Virus season concerning the criteria for converting from minipool nucleic acid tests (NAT) to individual donation NAT for donations of Whole Blood and blood components for transfusion.

Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request, Grants

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Grant Award to the University of Northern Colorado

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This notice is to inform the public that the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is awarding, in fiscal year 2008, $50,000 to the University of Northern Colorado, under Title X of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300, et seq.). This institution proposes to conduct research activities, authorized under section 1004 of the Act, which are relevant to the purposes of the statue. These purposes include research in the behavioral and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. The Title X research program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 93.974.

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public attendance and comment. Any individual who wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public comment session should email acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov.

National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee.

Date: November 67, 2008.

Time: November 6, 2008, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Library of Medicine, Building 38, Board Room, 2nd Floor, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Time: November 7, 2008, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Agenda: To revi

Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience Member Conflict.

Date: July 16, 2008.

Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call)

Contact Person: Jay Joshi,

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Notice of Closed Meetings

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

Name of Committee: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Special Emphasis Panel; Endowment Program Review Meeting.

Date: July 31August 1, 2008.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Mentored Scientist Awards (K99's).

Date: July 24, 2008.

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: Crystal City Marriott Courtyard, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

Contact Person: Holly Patton, PhD, Scientific Review A

National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Amended Notice of Meeting

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis Panel, July 18, 2008, 8 a.m. to July 18, 2008, 5 p.m., Hyatt Regency, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814 which was published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2008, 73 FR 35404.

The panel name has been changed from Trauma and Burn to Minority Biomedical Research Support. The meeting is closed to the public.

Dated: June 26, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial
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property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Perceived Discrimination and Elder Health.

Date: July 25, 2008.

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Jon E. Role, PhD, Scientific Review A

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting

Mon, Jul 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

Name of Committee: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special Emphasis Panel; Behavioral Mechanisms in Alcohol Seeking (RFA AA08007/008).

Date: July 10, 2008.

Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant application RFA AA08 0071008.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Contact Person: Bea